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My Descent Into The Abyss

posted in: Defining the problem of RUTs, Recent, RUTs, Stage 1, Stage 1: Step 1 |

Objectives There are many different physical and mental symptoms that are possible when you are in sustained flight or fight physiology. At my lowest point, I was experiencing 17 of them. No one could tell me what was happening despite seeing many physicians. I suffered for over 15 years. The … Read More

Anger and Illness–Cause and Effect

posted in: Recent, Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4 |

Tom’s original story was one that I never thought was possible. He recounts his journey of undergoing 28 surgeries over 22 years in this blog. His is among many stories that has shown me that the body has a powerful capacity to heal if we can just get out of … Read More

Essence of Illness

posted in: Important, Stage 1, Stage 1: Step 1 |

The burden of chronic disease is crushing us while we have the answers right in front of us. A recent summary reported that the total cost of chronic disease in the US is 3.7 trillion dollars a year, which is approximately 19.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. (1) … Read More